X. A RECALL PETITION Hood River County, 1913 RECALL PETITION WARNING It is a felony for any one to sign any initiative or referendum petition with any name other than his own, or to knowingly sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign such petition when he is not a legal voter. To the Honorable W. E. Hanson, County Clerk of Hood River County, State of Oregon. We, the undersigned, citizens and legal voters and qualified electors of the State of Oregon and County of Hood River, by this petition respectively demand the immediate resignation and recall of Geo. R. Castner from the office of County Judge, Geo. A. McCurdy and J. R. Putnam from the offices of County Commissioners, all of Hood River County, Oregon, which offices they now hold and have held for a period of more than six months prior to the circulation of this petition. That no recall petition has been filed against said officers or either of them, nor any special recall election held against said officers or either of them during their term of office. We further respectfully demand, that if the said Geo. R. Castner, Geo. A. McCurdy and J. R. Putnam do not resign from the offices of County Judge and Commissioners of Hood River County, Oregon, within five (5) days after the date of the filing of this petition, you call a special election in said County of Hood River, State of Oregon, within twenty (20) days thereafter in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the General Laws of the State of Oregon, and each for himself says: "I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the state of Oregon, and County of Hood River; my residence and postoffice are correctly written after my name." The following are the reasons for demanding the immediate resignation and recall of the said Geo. R. Castner, Geo. A. McCurdy and J. R. Putnam from the offices of Judge and Commissioners of Hood River County, Oregon. That the said Geo. R. Castner, Geo. A. McCurdy and J. R. Putnam in the conduct of their said offices as Judge and Commissioners of U Hood River County, Oregon, have been unwise and inefficient, careless and extravagant in the management of the County business, and in proof we cite the following facts: (1) On the 7th day of February, 1913, the said Judge and Commissioners appointed C. K. Marshall Road Master of Hood River County, Oregon, for one (1) year at a salary of $5.00 per day and from $2.50 to $7.50 per day additional for the use of his automobile while working for the county as a Road Master. (The record shows C. K. Marshall was paid $40.00 for inspecting the Tucker Bridge, $33.85 for viewing roads, $471.25 for services and automobile as Road Master in five months. No Bills presented and no salary for the months of July and August have been paid to Mr. Marshall.) (2) Unnecessarily expending heavy sums of money for improperly oiling roads. (3) Allowing and paying unitemized claims against the county (Extract from grand jury report under date July, 1913) "We find that the bills presented against the county are not as a rule itemized as to articles, labor performed, time or dates, and we therefore recommend that all bills presented against the county be itemized." (4) Permitting a wagon bridge to be improperly constructed across Hood River (near Winan's place) and paying $1730.28 for the construction of the bridge, which was built in a grossly negligent and careless manner and is dangerous and unsafe for traffic. [Here follow signatures of electors accompanied by the verification prescribed by statute.] To be torn off by the chairman To be torn off by the first clerk SAMPLE BALLOT SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, CITY OF FLORENCE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1914 Make a cross (X) between the number and name of each candidate or answer voted for. REASONS FOR DEMANDING RECALL OF GEORGE W. EVANS, MAYOR. That on or about May 16, 1914, the said George W. Evans as Mayor of the City of Florence, did authorize and direct the destruction of a building belonging to Al Ready; which act was contrary to law and in excess of the authority of said Mayor. That Al Ready did subsequently obtain a judgment against George W. Evans, in an action in the Justice Court, Florence Precinct, for damages occasioned by said wrongful act; and that on or about August 3, 1914, said George W. Evans, Mayor, did, in a session of the Council of the City of Florence, authorize and vote for the payment of said judgment and costs, amounting to about $81.70, out of funds belonging to the City of Florence; which act constituted a wrongful conversion of the funds of said city. We assert that on account of these and sundry other illegal acts the said George W. Evans is an unfit person to hold the office of Mayor of the City of Florence. MAYOR GEORGE W. EVANS' JUSTIFICATION OF HIS COURSE IN OFFICE. -"That no action for damages has ever been brought against George W. Evans in his private capacity, but in fact, against George W. Evans as Mayor, and against another officer, and against both in their official capacity, and that the improvement made by the destruction of the building mentioned was greatly in excess of this amount; that the City Council of the City of Florence in regular session authorized the payment of said judgment, it being absolutely impossible for the Mayor or any other officer of the City to pay this amount without the Council's action, and that the alle |